Belgium has always been at the forefront of excellent cycling, and Nicolas Noble is a custom frame builder who is obviously channeling that same energy. His work, predominantly high-end road bikes and racers, are always magnificently finished.

From Cycle EXIF’s technical editor, Richard Gearing. Bottom brackets are a tricky thing to write about. They get installed in your frame, you use them until they start to feel rough, exhibit play or start getting noisy, then you replace them, right? But what if none of that happened?